Dawson to sign franchise tender, report to Browns

Posted by Mike Florio on July 28, 2011, 3:58 PM EDT

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The latest PFT piece of info comes from our colleague John Taylor of CollegeFootballTalk.com. Taylor reports, citing a source with knowledge of the situation, that Browns kicker Phil Dawson will sign his franchise tender and report to Browns camp on Friday.

Dawson, a 12-year veteran and the last member of the original reconstituted Browns, has had periodic issues with his contract over the past few years.

The deal is expected to be in the range of $3.25 million, guaranteed, for one year.

Thanks for the scoop, John. Let’s show our appreciation by giving CFT a click or two today, when you’re not hitting F5 here at PFT.

Franchise tag?, whatever, They need to start spending money to fill some holes, top free agents are moving quick. Or the thinking could be to give the current players the cap money, just kidding GM.. Come on spend some money!!!¡

@brownsfrown, you make me laugh with your “past his prime” line. But I would love to see the Browns get a kicker like the one in NewEngland.

@borisbulldog
It is remarkable that Randy Lerner is one of the richest men in the world. His team is so far under the cap that it’s incredulous not to be grabbing the most heralded DEs and LBs available in the NFL. You would think Lerner put the front office on a tight allowance.

@ragingyinzer
I don’t think there’s any fear of franchising Dawson. Not all kickers are “Steeler material”.